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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Eta SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse, Grenchen, CH;
Sylvain Huot-Marchand, Eschert, CH;
Dominique Dubugnon, Saint-Prex, CH;
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse, Grenchen, CH;
Abstract
A timepiece including at least one timepiece external element including a visible face formed by a transparent or translucent body including an autonomous lighting device, the timepiece external element being formed by an assembly of a plurality of stacked layers connected together, each including one or more of the following functional elements of the lighting device: at least one light source capable of generating light in the visible face of the timepiece external element; a self-contained power supply unit; and a control unit configured to manage the operation of the light source; the at least one light source being configured to produce localised light on a point or quasi-point area of the visible face of the timepiece external element, so as to produce localised illumination on the timepiece external element.